https://www.marv.us/matthew-4-17/ What are Judeo-Christian Beliefs? Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:55:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.marv.us/matthew-4-17/#comment-30 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:55:15 +0000 https://www.marv.us/?p=156#comment-30 I believe repentance is more than just asking for forgiveness. You have to really mean it, and it has to come from the heart. And there has to be an effort to try and not repeat the sin you are asking for forgiveness on.

]]> https://www.marv.us/matthew-4-17/#comment-29 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:26:07 +0000 https://www.marv.us/?p=156#comment-29 One wonders if the scriptures are as much a description of human nature as they are about God. These common threads suggest neither changes throughout time.

]]> https://www.marv.us/matthew-4-17/#comment-28 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:15:37 +0000 https://www.marv.us/?p=156#comment-28 Jesus is often defined in the secular world as exhibiting love that has tolerance for anything. He defines himself well in his first public appearance as a rabbi declaring all to repent. This is very different than what most people realize. We are called to repent.

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